Algeria vs. Germany, 2014 World Cup: Lineups
Algeria have made several changes as they face Germany, while Die Mannschaft have made some minor defensive alterations as the two bid to stake a place in the Quarter-Finals.
Philipp Schmidli
El Arbi Soudani comes in to partner Islam Slimani in attack, while Madjid Bougherra continued to be left out of the side in favour of Rafik Halliche and Essaid Belkalem as a centre-back pairing. Yacine Brahimi is a surprising exclusion, with Mehdi Lacen and Mehdi Mostefa in the midfield.
Germany, meanwhile, have taken the slightly unusual step of moving Shokran Mustafi to the right-back position and putting Jerome Boateng in the centre of their defence. Philipp Lahm continues to operate in midfield, with Benedikt Howedes at left-back.
Algeria starting lineup (4-4-2): Rais Mbolhi, Faouzhi Ghoulam, Essaid Belkalem, Rafik Halliche, Aissa Mandi; Sofiane Feghouli, Saphir Taider, Mehdi Lacen, Mehdi Mostefa; El Arbi Soudani, Islam Slimani
Germany starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benedikt Howedes, Per Mertesacker, Jerome Boateng, Shokran Mustafi; Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm; Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller; Mario Gotze.
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